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IOWA STEEL & WIRE CO.

1500 W VAN BUREN ST., CENTERVILLE, IA, 52544
332618Other Fabricated Wire Product Manufacturing
EIN 421043742

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OSHA inspections
6
over 32 years
Violations
33
$22,283 in penalties
SVEP
YES
Severe violator program
Violations across 2 federal agencies
Enforcement actions from multiple agencies may indicate systemic compliance issues across functions.
Accident investigations on record
2 hospitalizations · 4 National Emphasis Program inspections

Summary

IOWA STEEL & WIRE CO. has accumulated 33 OSHA violations across 6 inspections over 32 years of recorded history, with $22,283 in total assessed penalties.

The most recent federal enforcement activity was recorded 1 year ago.

Federal records were found in 2 of 15 sources. Sources without matching records returned empty for this establishment.

Agency coverage

IOWA STEEL & WIRE CO. appears in OSHA workplace safety and EPA environmental compliance records only. No matching records were found in WHD wage enforcement, MSHA mine safety, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa and labor certification (historical), FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov federal debarment, CMS nursing home enforcement, UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry, CPSC product recalls, or NHTSA vehicle recalls.

OSHA workplace safety

Inspections
6
0.2 / yr · last 32 yrs
Violations
33
1.0 / yr
Penalties
$22,283
$675 avg / violation
70% serious30% other
Inspection trigger · referral
3 of 6
Inspection trigger · complaint
1 of 6

100% of inspections at this establishment produced violations, with 2 inspections producing serious-or-greater violations.

Most-cited OSHA standards

Top OSHA standards cited at this employer, ranked by citation count. Standards (CFR sections) cluster citations into safety themes -- machine guarding, lockout-tagout, hazard communication, fall protection, process safety, etc. A concentration on one or two sections reveals a pattern that individual citations don’t. 20 distinct standards shown · 26 citations in this view · $21,583 in penalties.

CFR sectionCitationsInspectionsTotal penaltyFirst citedLast cited
29 CFR 1910.0212 A0144$11,589Dec 1993Nov 2024
29 CFR 1910.0023 C0322$1,250Dec 1993Mar 1994
29 CFR 1910.0333 B02 IIB22$1,100Dec 1993Mar 1994
29 CFR 8800.0421$600Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.0147 D04 I11$900Mar 1994Mar 1994
29 CFR 1910.0133 A0611$800Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 1904.0029 B0111$675May 2009May 2009
29 CFR 1910.0219 F0311$550Mar 1994Mar 1994
29 CFR 1910.0147 C07 IIIB11$500Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 4000.2 111$500Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.0252 B02 III11$482Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.0022 A0111$400Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 I11$400Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.0253 A0311$400Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.0147 C06 II11$400Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 4000.7 211$237Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.0101 B11$200Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 1200.004 111$200Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.0178 P0111$200Dec 1993Dec 1993
29 CFR 1910.0024 F11$200Dec 1993Dec 1993

Source: OSHA inspection citations (violation_detail). CFR section codes can be looked up at osha.gov/laws-regs for the formal standard text. Per-inspection detail and the specific violation descriptions are available by expanding individual inspections below.

Safety self-report (OSHA 300A)

Recordable injury rates the employer filed with OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application. DART covers cases with days away, restricted, or transferred; TRIR is the total recordable case rate.

DART rate
3.9
vs industry
+2.1
TRIR
7.7
vs industry
+4.5

Reported for 82 average annual employees at this establishment.

Source: OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported). Rates are per 100 full-time equivalent workers. Establishments below the ~10-FTE threshold are not required to report.

Industry benchmark

Industry avg TRIR
3.2
BLS SOII 2024
Industry avg DART
1.8
BLS SOII 2024
Self-reported TRIR
7.7
OSHA ITA Form 300A (employer self-reported)

BLS rates reflect industry-wide averages. Self-reported figures come from OSHA’s Injury Tracking Application; absence of self-reported data does not necessarily indicate non-compliance — many establishments fall below the ITA reporting threshold.

Inspection breakdown

Planned
1
Complaint
1
Accident
1
Referral
3

Complaint- and accident-triggered inspections are stronger risk signals than routine planned inspections.

OSHA severe injury reports

No severe injury reports (hospitalization, amputation, or loss of an eye) on file under 29 CFR 1904.39 for IOWA STEEL & WIRE CO.. Verify directly with Occupational Safety and Health Administration

OSHA accident events

Accidents, fatalities, and catastrophes documented during OSHA inspections at this employer. Each entry links to the inspection that recorded it.

DateEventInjuriesHospitalizedFatalities
Feb 20, 2019Energized,Guard,Laceration,Leg,Lockout,Lockout/Tagout,Loss Of Blood,Machine Guarding,Machine operator,Nip Point,Pinched,Point Of Operation,Steel,Unguarded,Welder,Welding11
Oct 26, 1993AMPUTATED,WORK RULES,CLEANING,SLIP,CAUGHT BY,THUMB,LOCKOUT,PRY BAR11

Source: OSHA accident investigations. Narratives are recorded by the inspecting officer and may be truncated.

Activity timeline

Data refreshed
Weekly
First OSHA inspection
Most recent activity
1 year ago

Most recent federal enforcement activity recorded 1 year ago. Data on this page is refreshed weekly.

Wage & Hour Division (WHD)

No WHD wage, overtime, or child-labor enforcement cases on file for IOWA STEEL & WIRE CO.. Verify directly with Wage and Hour Division

Mine safety (MSHA)

No MSHA mine safety violations on file for IOWA STEEL & WIRE CO.. Verify directly with Mine Safety and Health Administration

Labor relations (NLRB)

No NLRB unfair labor practice charges or union representation cases on file for IOWA STEEL & WIRE CO.. Verify directly with National Labor Relations Board

Visa & labor certification (OFLC) — historical

No H-1B, H-2A, or H-2B labor condition applications on file (historical data only — DOL ended OFLC publication) for IOWA STEEL & WIRE CO.. Verify directly with Office of Foreign Labor Certification

Environmental compliance (EPA)

EPA inspections
2
Quarters non-compliant
12

EPA Enforcement and Compliance History — Clean Air Act, Clean Water Act, RCRA, Safe Drinking Water Act. Status: Violation.

EPA-registered facilities

Every EPA ECHO facility associated with this employer, sorted most-significant first. Each row links to EPA’s Detailed Facility Report for the source-of-truth record. Permits column lists active programs (Air = Clean Air Act, Water = Clean Water Act, RCRA = hazardous waste, TRI = Toxics Release Inventory reporting). 1 facility.

FacilityPermitsStatusInspectionsFormal actionsPenaltiesLast inspectedECHO
IOWA STEEL & WIRE CO INC
1500 WEST VAN BUREN STREET · CENTERVILLE, IA, 52544
AirRCRATRIViolation
QNCR 12
20May 2025View →

Source: EPA ECHO (Enforcement and Compliance History Online). Compliance status follows EPA’s own labels (“Sig Violation” = significant noncompliance; QNCR = quarters of noncompliance over the recent reporting window). Inactive facilities (struck through) retain historical enforcement records even after operations ceased.

Federal criminal prosecution record

No federal criminal prosecutions, plea agreements, or deferred-prosecution agreements on file for IOWA STEEL & WIRE CO.. Verify directly with UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry

Inspection history

DateTriggerViolationsSeriousPenalty
2024-09-10Referral1$9,375
2019-04-22Referral1$1,108
2017-03-02Complaint1$625
2009-04-07Planned1$675
1994-01-12Referral62$3,500
1993-10-26Accident2321$7,000

Source: OSHA IMIS. Citation amounts reflect initially assessed penalties; final amounts after appeal may differ.

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About this data

This profile aggregates federal enforcement records on IOWA STEEL & WIRE CO. from every major federal compliance and enforcement source plus the UVA Corporate Prosecution Registry. OSHA workplace safety inspections, WHD wage cases, MSHA mine safety, EPA environmental enforcement, NLRB labor relations, OFLC visa/labor certification, FMCSA motor carrier registration, SAM.gov debarments, CMS nursing-home records, BLS industry safety benchmarks, OSHA ITA self-reported injury rates, SEC enforcement and financial disclosures, CPSC and NHTSA recalls.

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Frequently asked

What is IOWA STEEL & WIRE CO.'s OSHA violation history?
IOWA STEEL & WIRE CO. has 6 OSHA inspections on record with 33 violations and $22,283 in total penalties.
How does IOWA STEEL & WIRE CO.'s safety record compare to its industry?
IOWA STEEL & WIRE CO. operates in the other fabricated wire product manufacturing industry. The industry average Total Recordable Incident Rate (TRIR) is 3.2. IOWA STEEL & WIRE CO.'s self-reported DART rate is 3.87 compared to an industry average of 1.8.